London Breed deletes her Twitter account

In this file photo, London Breed helps to coordinate holiday gift wrapping at the African American Art & Culture Complex in San Francisco last December.

In this file photo, London Breed helps to coordinate holiday gift wrapping at the African American Art & Culture Complex in San Francisco last December.

Photo: Carlos Avila Gonzalez, The Chronicle

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In this file photo, London Breed helps to coordinate holiday gift wrapping at the African American Art & Culture Complex in San Francisco last December.

In this file photo, London Breed helps to coordinate holiday gift wrapping at the African American Art & Culture Complex in San Francisco last December.

Photo: Carlos Avila Gonzalez, The Chronicle

London Breed deletes her Twitter account

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We knew this day was coming - outspoken District Five Supervisor London Breed appears to have deleted her Twitter account.

Breed's account went offline shortly after she responded to a tweet from user Patrick Traughber, who asked her: "In your opinion, what is the biggest obstacle to creating safer streets for bicycling?"

Breed's response: "bad behavior of some bicyclist."

She went on to say: "not blaming anyone, just providing an answer to a question."

"I'm fighting for changes to our streets for bicyclist daily by promoting responsible and safe behavior on the road," Breed continued.

Bike safety has been an especially sensitive topic in San Francisco recently. Amelie Le Moullac, 24, was killed last month by a truck making a turn at Sixth and Folsom streets, and a lecture by one police officer on street etiquette at the woman's memorial faced harsh criticism from bike advocates.

Anyone following Breed on Twitter knows that she wasn't afraid to tangle with her constituents on social media and famously said during last year's campaign that she doesn't "give a f- about a Willie Brown."

We've reached out to Breed, and we'll let you know if she gives us a response.

Zip over the zoo: Here's your chance to really show up the penguins, ostriches and other flightless birds at the San Francisco Zoo.

The zoo is bringing back its zip line this weekend, which was introduced this summer as a fun, non-animal-viewing activity while the zoo's playground is under construction. It stretches 200 feet between the Pachyderm Building and the Little Puffer Barn, providing riders a bird's-eye view of the zoo from 30 feet in the air.

The company providing the zip line is called Mobile Rock Inc., a zoo spokeswoman said.

"The insurance and liability is on them, so that's great," Peterson said.

The zip line will be open between 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday for $5 a ride. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Zimbabwe Lowveld Black Rhino Program and Rhino Vision 2020 in honor of World Rhino Day on Sunday.

And to save you the embarrassment, we thought you should know before you make the trip that riders must weigh over 45 pounds and under 250 pounds.